OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the feasibility and outcomes of the illness management and recovery program in Japan. METHODS:Thirty-five patients with schizophrenia were recruited. Participants were assigned (not randomly) to the intervention and wait-list comparison groups. Symptom severity, functioning, activation level in self-management, quality of life, satisfaction, self-efficacy in community living, and satisfaction with services were measured before and after the intervention. RESULTS: Over two years 25 patients completed the intervention (some after being wait-listed). In the pre-post comparison, they showed significant improvement in symptoms and functioning, self-reported activation in self-management, quality of life, satisfaction, and self-efficacy in community living. Compared with the ten participants in a wait-list comparison group, the eight participants in the first intervention group showed an increased quality of life in social functioning, satisfaction in living, and self-efficacy for social relationships in community living. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that the program is effective for participants with severe mental illness in Japan.
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the feasibility and outcomes of the illness management and recovery program in Japan. METHODS: Thirty-five patients with schizophrenia were recruited. Participants were assigned (not randomly) to the intervention and wait-list comparison groups. Symptom severity, functioning, activation level in self-management, quality of life, satisfaction, self-efficacy in community living, and satisfaction with services were measured before and after the intervention. RESULTS: Over two years 25 patients completed the intervention (some after being wait-listed). In the pre-post comparison, they showed significant improvement in symptoms and functioning, self-reported activation in self-management, quality of life, satisfaction, and self-efficacy in community living. Compared with the ten participants in a wait-list comparison group, the eight participants in the first intervention group showed an increased quality of life in social functioning, satisfaction in living, and self-efficacy for social relationships in community living. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that the program is effective for participants with severe mental illness in Japan.
Authors: Alan B McGuire; Marina Kukla; Amethyst Green; Daniel Gilbride; Kim T Mueser; Michelle P Salyers Journal: Psychiatr Serv Date: 2014-02-01 Impact factor: 3.084
Authors: Titus A A Beentjes; Steven Teerenstra; Hester Vermeulen; Peter J J Goossens; Maria W G Nijhuis-van der Sanden; Betsie G I van Gaal Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2021-02-17 Impact factor: 4.147